To Grasp the Essence of Life: A History of Molecular Biology

Preface. 1. Enzymes. 2. Genes. 3. One Gene - One Enzyme. 4. Phages. 5. The Double Helix. 6. Double Helix: the Anticlimax. 7. Avery? Hershey? 8. The Code Craze. 9. Protein Synthesis in Vitro. How Did it all Start? 10. The Code in Vitro. 11. Inside the Institut Pasteur, Part I: Prophage and the Fertility Factor F. 12. Inside the Institut Pasteur, Part II: Interrupted Mating. 13. Inside the Institut Pasteur, Part III: The Fermentation of Lactose. 14. Inside the Institut Pasteur, Part IV: mRNA. 15. The Operon. 16. RNA Polymerase. 17. The Coronation: DNA Replication. 18. That was the Molecular Biology that was. 19. R & M. 20. Molecular Clones. 21. Beyond Coli. 22. Sequences. 23. HUGO & ELSI. 24. Outlook on the Twenty-First Century. Glossary. Literature. Index. Copyright Register. Acknowledgements.